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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
ORIGIN OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

In reply to an inquiry as to the
origin and history of Sabbath
schools, the Louisville Courier.
Journal gives us the following in
teresting historical facts explana to-
ry of the whole subject:
Tn 1899 a Sunday school was
established at Paris by the Able
John Baptste dc IL Sale, but after
six years it was abandoned. The
Rev. Theophilus Lindsey establish
ed a Sunday school in York
shire in 1868, and Miss Ball Wy
combe in 1869. But for tho con.
ception of the idea, out Of which
grew the present Sunday school,
we are indebted to Robert Raikes,
a printer of Gloucester. His busi'
ness led him to the lowest quarters
of the town, where he was struck
with the degradation and misery
of the ra yged children at play on
Sunday. He was told that they
had no occupation on that day, and
spent their time in riot, gambling
and cursing. To check this pro-
fanation of the Lords day, as well
as to help the poor children ont of
their sloughs, he employed two wO-
men to instruct as many children
as he should send them at a shill.
ing each. There were members
who gladly attended, and, in a
short while, the improvement in
manners and morals was very no.
ticeable. The schools mere favor
ably noticed in Gloucester news
papers, and attracted much atten.
ton. Schools formed on the same
plan sprung up everyw here, and a
society, under high patronage, was
formed in London, in 1885, for the
establishment and SUPPORT of Sun
day schools throughout the King.
dom of Great Britain. In fourteen
years this society had expended
$4,000 in payment of teachers.
Queen Charlotte gave Mr.. Raikes
an audience and expressed her high
approval of his plan. 1t is not
known who conceived the thought
of gratultOus teaching. 1t proba'
bly, suggested itself, by the necessi-
ties Of the case, to many minds at
once. Certainly it was the means
of starting Sunday schools on a
new career of success. A higher
class of teachers offered their ser.
vices, handsome buildings were
erected, and that system was or.
ganized which has covered the land
with schools and nodded the char
acter of some of the wisest and best
OF the world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Wonderful Cures.

w. ID. HOyt & Co., Wholesale
and Retail Druggists of Rome, Ga,
SAYS: We have been selling Dr.
Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bltters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve
for two years. Have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or give
such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures
effected by these medicines in this
city. Several cases of pronounced
Consumption have been entirely
cured by use Of q few bottles Of
DIR. Kings New Discovery, taker
in connection with Electric Bitters
We guarantee them always.
Sold by b. Schmitt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

of Independence is being hlsSed
out through the clenched teeth OF a
young, scared to death elocntlonlst,
who seems to be afraid Of the cars.
| will suffer with You in splrl
through the long, hot Grafton, fill-
ed with patriotism and persplra'
ton, but | cannot be there. | will
think of you, and | will indorse
anything you may say regarding
Freedom from her mountain heights
or Starry Banner Free, OF any OF
those things, but to stand up before
my felIow-citizens and fan the air
with the tall Of an alpaca duster
and yell my larnyx loose over a
large, irregular mass of freedom,
of which we have more than we
need and don't know where to put
it or how to use it, is ont OF my
line.
| beg leave to subscribe myself,
yours IN the interest of the great,
majority, who do the work
but cannot hucntly jerk the Ro-
mannosed bird of freedom.
JAMES w. BRALEY.
To Bill Nye, chairman creased pig
and Ordtion committee. boston
Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Failed al Suicide.
A MOTHER WHO, WITH HER CHILD,
LAY DOWN ON GRAVE TO DIE.

A MOTHER WHO, WITH HER CHILD,
LAY DOWN ONA GRAVE TO DIE.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, February IL
Lastnight Mrs. Thomas r. Bennett,
wife of well.tO.do citizen, left her
home, after writing a letter to her
absent husband cOnsigning her two
sons to the care of her sister, taking
with her her four-year-Old daughter
and went to Mount Ollvet Gene.
terry. After taking dose of pols-
on, she lay down upon the grave
of dead child to die. She had
planned to take the life of her
daughter in the same way, brt
when the time came for administer
ing the deadly drug to her offspring,
her heart failed her. and, wrapping
the little one in her cloak, she held
her closely to her bosom while she
awaited the effects of the poison.-
She was soon unconscious. About
nine o'clock drenching rain set IN
and continued until midnight when
it stopped and a bitter cold wind
from the north set in. When her
husband returned home he found
her letter, and a search was at ono ,
instituted for the missing ones -
All night long parties OF IN sn
hurried hither and thither, and at
eight o'clock this morning sb ey
were found. Mrs. Bennett was
discovered lying on the gro und
still alive, but with her ssOhIing
frozen fast to the earth and her
babe snngly nesting by her side.
They were taken to the nearest
house, where Mrs. BennetJ, after
several hours, revived. During
the night she said she had vomite,i
up the poison, and had tried to get
up. but her strength being gone,
she could not release be, clothing
from tho frozen ground. Her feet
are both so badly frozen that the
flesh came off when her shoes were
removed. She is in a critical COD.
dition, and it is feared the dread
ful exposure will prove fatal. DO
mest;c trouble was the cause Of hel
rash act.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

all night in the rain or snow to
keep an eye on Doodle alderman's
back door, or 60 out to Chicago
and bring back some criminal who
is wanted here. If he is good look
ing and has a polished address he
may be assigned to some big ball
or party to see that the guests
don't run of with the spoons, but
ten chances to ole if he's on the
force twenty years he'll never do
anything more exciting.
"In order to get the precious
privilege of leading his bum-drnm
and uncomfortable kind Of a life,
most of MS have served hard ap.
premiership in the ranks of the
police and demonstrated the pos
session OF sense and judgment in
some emergency such as may never
happen to more than one man in
10,00Op-Ne,c York Commercial
Advertiser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
GLIMPSE OF DETECTIVE LIFE.
EVERYDAY SIDE OF A VERY COM
MONPLACE OCCUPATI ON-BUT
LITTLE GLORY.

MONPLACE OCCUPATI ON-BUT
LITTLE GLORY.
"There is one thing Illever could
understand" said one Of the oldest
Of the central Office dete ctives the
other afternoon, "and til at is why
there should be such q fascination
to most persons about the life of
detective. think about half the
youth Of America must hold it their
dearest ambition to be detectives
some day. | suppose the great
nun Der of trashy books thrown on
tho public every week which por.
tray the life of a detectl Ve as all
excitement and glory are RESPONSE
BILE for most of it-bOoks like the
lurid stuff published over the name
of Allan PinkertOn, and which AL
Ian PinkertOn had about as much
to do with az you or |.
"The truth is that there is pre-
ciouH little that's exciting and still
less of glory in a detectives life.
w ere not forever going about in
di sguises and tracking down ex'
p ress robbers and desperate mur-
{ lerers at the risk of our lives, |
can tell you. There isn't one de.
tective in ten thousand that ever
has any experience remotely re-
sembling the wild tales that are
continually being told about us. If
Fifth avenue milllOnalres should
be continually described as habit
ually saving cords of wood every
morning before breakfast the pub
lie would thi nix it very strange,
wouldn't iti But that wouldn't be
half as unnatm al as constantly de-
scribing detectives as unearthIng
strange and my sterious crimes Oy
means of clews of red, red hair or q
broken toothp ick. The average
detective is really not much more
than watchma n. He differs irou
an ordinary pah 'olman principally
in that he wears no uniform, ha'
no regular beat, and Is supposed
to have greater ability and discrlh
inatiOn. The ! arger part OF III
work is not q bit more interesting
or exciting than that of the aver
age patrolman. lie may recognlz
some old Ofiende r on the street an
run him in, watc b some importau
building, hunt up somebody's st'
len watch IN q pa wD shop, stay u
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Section o provides that persons

Section 0 provides that persons
claiming to have been damaged by
the action OF common carriers may
proceed for recovery of their dam
ages, either in the courts of the
United States or before the com
mission herein provided for, but
not before both tribunals.
Section 10 makes it a penal Of
Tense to violate any of the proyl-
sions of this act, and puts the max
| imum of the fine which may be i'm
posed at the sum Of $4,000.
The eleven following sections
contain the commission features OF
the bill. They provide for com.
mission, to consist OF five persons,
whose term of Office shall be for six
years, except for the first appoint
ments which are to be for two,
three. four, five, and SIX years.
The members of this commission
are to be appointed by the Presi-
dent by and with the adyice of the
Senate. Their principal Office shall
be in Washington, but they may
hold sessions at other places than
Washington, and a single member
of the commission may take testi-
mony anywhere, as may be direct
ed by the commission. These CON-
misSioners have salaries of $1,000
each. The commission has the
power to appoint secretary, with
an annual salary of $500, and has
authority to employ and fix the
compensation OF such other en-
ployes as it may find necessary to
the proper performance of its du'
ties, subject to the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior.
Section % provides that nothing
contained in this act shall abridge
the remedies now existing at COM
mon law or by statute.
Section % approprlates 100000
for the purposes of this act for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1888.
Section 81 provides that the pro.
visions of sections II and Is of this
act, relating to disappointment and
organization Of the commission
herein provided for, shall take ef-
feet Immediately, and the remain
ing provisions of this act shall take
effect 60 days after its passage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
IT RAINEO CEATIpEDES.
A CREW PANIC.sTRICKEN AT AN
APPARENTLY SATANIC MANI.
HESITATION IN MID.OCEAN.

PHILADELPHIA, February 8.-A
crowd of panic-stricken soldiers
rushed into Capt. Halls cabin on
board the schooner Lucy 7. Harvey
when she was few days out from
Port.au.Prince.
".Oevilsp "Snakesw "Centi-
pedes p were some OF the exclama-
tons made by the thoroughly
frighten ed and superstitious tars.
He ask ed them the cause Of their
alarm, and leading him out they
pointed to the forward part of the
deck, where over hundred cent?
pedes we're wlithing and crawling
over each other, They mad fallen
from the sky apparently.
The cook handed out several
pals Of sealdlng water, and Capt.
Hall poured it upon the reptiles,
killing them.
The crew, after some hours of
abject terror, at last ventured to
return tv work, predicting that
something terrible would occur be-
fore the voyage ended.
The Lucy T. Harvey was billed
for this port, where she arrived to-
day very much overdue.
Two days after the startling oc.
currence related the cook ran
screaming from the galley and fell
upon the deck half dead with fear.
Every man of the crew turned
pale, but determined to investigate
the cause of the cooks alarm.
They ran to the galley, but fed
from it a moment later.
The galley was literally swarm
ing with the loathsome poisonous
reptiles. Where they came from
was a mystery. Fearful that the
reptiles would sting them to death,
the crew ran up the rigging and
refused TO come down.
Capt. Hall fought the centipedes
for several hours with hot water,
bat they seemed to increase in
numbers.
Two pigs and big Newfoundland
doc we're bitten and died in agony,
During the night terrible gale
sprang up, and the cook and cap
tain manned the schooner Alone
Although the schooner was nearly
wrecked, the heavy seas washed
the centipedes overheard and
cleansed the vessel from an afllic.
ton worse than a plague.
The cargo Of the schooner con-
sisted mainly of logwOod and
cedar. Capt. Hall thinks the cent?
pedes were hidden in it. lie thinks
that they fell from the masts after
climbing out of the hold and there
by appeared to fall from the sky
Over two hundred centipedes are
at present heaped upon the vessels
deck as curiosities.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
THE BODY AFTER DEATH.
FOUR METHODS WHICH MAY BE
USED IN LIEU OF INHUMA-
TION-THE LATEST.

Modern science has determined
positively against the common
practice of inhumation on sanitary
grounds. Wherever the popula-
ton is dense, as 1t is in all great
cities, 1t is seen at once that the
custom of burylng the bodies OF
deceased persons is a certain ana
fruitful source of disease Water
and air are alike polluted and rem
dered dangerous to life by the
placing in the earth the Iifeless
Jumps of clay which will in time
be resolved into their native ele-
ment, but which, in the meantime,
give forth noxious exhalations. For
this reason the practice of intra'
mural burial has been done away
with, and modern cemeteries are
placed as far as possible from mu-
nicipal centers.
In lieu of inhumation, the scien-
fists of the present day have de-
vised four methods, namely, crema-
ton, ,cementation, ,coking and electro
plating. Cremation is only the class
lc funeral pyre, but without any Of
its unpleasant and revolving at
tendants. The body is reduced to
a handful of ashes by intense heat
in a furnace, so arranged that
nothing disagreeable transpircs
during the process.
The process Of cOking is similar,
but instead of being burned the
body is exposed to fameless heat
and reduced to a hard brittle sub
stance instead of to ashes.
Concentration does not deal direct.
ly with the body but with its en-
vironments. It consists in her
metically sealing the coffin by a
coat of the finest cement all round
it. The advantages of a sarcoph-
agus are secured in this way with
ont its expenses.
But the latest method and one
which is growing into popular favor
is lectro.plating. 1t is the apph-
cation of a perfectly even metallic
coating to the surface OF the body
itself by the same process which
produces an electrotype plate. The
method is briefly this: The body is
washed with alcohol and sprinkled
over with fine graphite powder, to
insure the perfect condition OF
electricity. 1t is then placed in a
bath of metallic solution contain
ing a piece of the metal to be used.
To this is attached the positive
pole of a strong battery, the mega
tive pole is applied to the body and
fine film of the metal at once be.
gins to cover the body perfectly
and evenly. This may be kept up
until the coating attains any de-
sired thickness.
To this process there would seem
to be no valid objection. In effect
it transforms the corpse in beauti-
full statue, form, features and even
expression being perfectly presery-
ed. No change is brought about
in appearance, except that face
and figure are covered with a
shining veil, through which the
familiar lineaments appear with all
their well-remembered character
istics and expression.-Sdn Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
SENATOR BROWN ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The Senate, by large majority,
refused to submit to the states
constitutional amendment, allow.
ing women to vote. Pending the
discussion, Senator Brown, of
Georgia, made an effective speech,
which has been printed IN pamphlet
form.
Nature, Senator Brown remark
ed, has so distinctly set her seal
upon the respective sexes that this
alone would form a bar to their I'M
dertaking identical duties and obli-
cations. 81 believe said the
Senator, "that the Creator intend
ed that the sphere of the males and
females of our race should be DIFF.
ferent, and that their duties and
obligations, while they differ
materially, are equally import.
ant and equally honorable,
and that each sex is equally well
qualified by natural endowments
for the discharge of the important
duties which pertain to each, and
that each sex is equally competent
to discharge those duties. In the
divine economy it is provided that
the man shall be the head of the
family, and shall take upon him
self the solemn obligation of pro-
viding for and protecting the family.
BY reason of his physical strength,
and his other endowments and
faculties, he is qualified for the dis
charge of those duties that require
strength and ability to combat
with the sterner realities and diff.
culties of life" Senator Brown
goes on to cite the manifold duties
that man, as a citizen, owes to the
State and society, most of which a
woman could not even attempt to
perform without virtually unseIing
herself. In her own sphere he
holds that she IS paramount. The
delicate and difficult duties of the
wife and the mother are devOlved
upon her. AS a wife, to be the
solace and comfort of her husband
in trouble and dependency, his
nurse in sickness, and the sharer OF
his burdens when they are onerous.
AS n mother, to fulfill the sacred
and responsible trust of bringing
mp her children in the way they
should 90, and to inculcate in them
those lessons of patriotism, manli.
ness, religion and virtue that shall
either make them ornaments of
society or doom them by her neg.
lect to lives of dishOnOr and shame.
This is his high ideal of wOman's
duties in that sphere she is best
adapted to adorn, the sphere Of
home. 1t is also within the home
that her influence can best be ex.
erted az the power behind the
throne, and her counsels most
effective sin favor of good govern
ment, wise and wholesome regula'
tions, and a faithful admlDistra'
ton of the laws.r He is satisfied
that the refined and cultivated
women of this country "now exer
else a very powerful but quiet, I'm
: perceptible influence in popular
} affairs" and that 1t is much greater
} than it could ever be again If they
! were dragged into the mire of poll
: ties. He does not believe that the
( great majority Of the women of tho
country desire the suffrage, but h'
= asserted that, so far as the colore'
= population Of the South is concern
D ed, it would import into politics
: mass of ignorance and illiterac,
e that would lead to the degradation
= of the ballot to an extent beyOn'
+ anything that has yet been con
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
DR. B. F. MAPHIS d BRO.
-Dentists.-

oTucEs; Woodstock aud ssumsyille. Virginia.
In Woodstock, lst and 81 weeks Of each month,
IN saumsviile I'd and tth weeks.
Those In need Of hrsi class Dentistry at moder.
ate prices, will do well q call
FuI sets OF Artificial teeth from S7.OOto ti7.O0
5. 10 and 5000.
Pure gold hinngs from 81 Is TO $1,000 Silver
sIings from 75c. 70 $500.
Artiacia. teeth put up on solid gold, Gold aud
ellsloid Combination, Celleloid and Rubber plates
Gold and Porcelain riv0ting. clasps, &c, Specia
ttention gwen 10 hll1ng aud preserving the ua-
ursl teeth, and correcting the irregularities.
All work sarsnted first class.
~ Tee extracted absolutely without pain BY
he sse Of Nitrous OXIDE Gas
Nav 10, 'Si-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
An Ahsani.MInded Groom.

Not q thousand years ago a
gentleman from a distant city we'd
ded a far daughter Of Athens. He
had been considered by his friends
as confirmed bachelor until he
fell a victim to the charms OF this
fair maid. He was also noted for
his Observation-Disclosures. This was
displayed when the minister was
performing the marriage ceremony.
When it became his duty to place
the ring on h'r finger he drew a
silver quarter from his pocket and
handed it to the bride, to the con
sternation and confusion OF all
nartles. That afternoon, when
he embarked on the train with
his bride for q tour, and the
conductor came around for tick
cts. the groom fonnd that he
had bought only one ticket, forget
ting that he had doubled his ex
penses and responsibilities thai
day.-Saraaadh (GG) Ne'cs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Another Train Goes Through a Bridge.

CLEVELAND, o., February IL
The Cleveland and Pittsburg ex-
press, which left here at l2:45 this
morning, ran through a bridge
about six miles from the city. The
engine and baggage and express
cars ran across all right, but the
smoker, containing four passen'
gers, went down with the bridge
The engine and express and bag
gage cars ran off the track after
crossing the bridge and turned
over. The day coach went partial
ly over into the stream, but was
held back by the sleeper, which
remained on the track. The pass
eugers in the smoker miraculously
escaped injury. The fireman had
one leg broken. The high water
undermined the abutments OF the
bridge and caused the accident.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
PATENTS

obtained for new inventions, or for i'm.
proyements In old ones, Caveats I1fringe
nents, Trade Marks and all patent buti'
ness promptly attended TO.
INVENTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
REJECTED may still, in most cases, be
patented by Us. Being opposite the L. 5.
Patent Office aud, engaged in Patent
business exclusively, we can secure pat
ents in less time than those who are 70
mote from Washington.
When inventors send model or sketch
we make search in the Patent Office, and
advise as to its patentability, free Of
charge. Correspondence confidential
fees reasonable, and no charge unless
patent is obtained.
We refer by permission 10 the Cit,
Postmaster, and 10 the Superintendent OF
the Post Office Money Order Division 10
Washington. For special references,
circular, advice, terms, &c, address
c. A. SNOW Il CO.,
Opposite Paent Office Washington. ID. c
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
MARKING GLASSES A. hIIIIIIoM! l. III L.!

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this offer. To such as are not we'll
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for the trouble Of writing. Full partie-
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

Respectfully informs the public that
he has resumed the practice Of his pro-
sssion s-dsrs left. al the store OF +. j.
Frayel, In Woodstock. wlllTeceiVe pro-
npt attention
May Is, SAT-.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

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Dec. i0-1Y.
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Ronr.I. wALKER.
,So L. EELtEH

Ronr. wALKEB. gNo. L. EELLER
MIALKER & KELLER.
w ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
WooDsrocK, VIRGINIA.
~ Oflce on Court Street.
One member Of the firm will be in Mt.
Jackson from o'clock Thursday after
noon, until Saturday night of each week.
Offes over Irwin's Drug Store.
May 's4-tf.